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Plano Edition VOLUME 14, ISSUE 4 MAY 22JUNE 20, 2026

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Heritage Creekside

State law aects Plano apartment growth and city decisions Following approval from Plano City Council, 1.3 million square feet of planned oce space was nixed for apartments at Heritage Creekside. It’s one of several developments impacted by Senate Bill 840, a state law adopted to encourage apartment growth.

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2025-26 Community Investment Program Snapshot

Ultra-Thin Asphalt Overlays Begin in June The 2026 ultra-thin asphalt overlay work begins in June. Weather permitting, all work should be completed in Fall 2026. Parker Road will be the first east-west road in Plano to have a full-length overlay. In no order, the arterial streets to get overlays this year are: . Independence Parkway - Spring Creek Parkway to Parker Road . Legacy Drive - Coit Road to Custer Road . Park Boulevard - Midway Road to Preston Road . Parker Road - Independence Parkway to U.S. 75 View the asphalt overlay map at Plano.gov/RoadConstruction.

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Estimated Construction Cost: $5.4 million Primary Funding Source: Bond (2025) The City of Plano is investing in key projects across our community. Below are top construction projects as of March 31, 2026.

Construction Budget

Construction Progress

Primary Funding Source

Spring Quarter

Sewer Improvements along Plano Parkway (Coit Road and Independence Parkway)

Water & Sewer Fund

$17,250,000

58%

$1,611,083

67%

Bond (2021)

Coit Road Concrete Repair (PGBT to Parker Road)

15th Street Paving and Waterline Reconstruction (Municipal Avenue to Jupiter Road) Custer Road Concrete Repair (Spring Creek Parkway to Hedgcoxe Road)

$7,137,019

24%

Bond (2021)

$1,936,069

74%

Bond (2021)

37%

Oak Point Maintenance Facility

$13,710,672

Bond (2021)

$1,103,380

50%

Bond (2021)

Chisholm Trail Undercrossing at Spring Creek Parkway

28%

Longhorn Park Renovation

$2,071,003

Bond (2021)

95%

Enfield Restrooms and Ballfield Lighting

$8,558,987

Bond (2021)

95%

Glen Meadows Park Renovation

$1,506,827

25%

Citywide Traffic Signal Cabinet Upgrade

Bond (2021)

$6,550,470

34%

Parker Road Elevated Storage Tank Rehabilitation

$7,768,138

Water & Sewer Fund

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5 The Tox The business will oer body sculpting and sculpting facials. Body sculpting incorporates techniques that increase metabolic rate, removes excess toxins and assists with water retention, the company website states. • Opening Apr. 15 • 1900 Preston Road, Ste. 228, Plano • www.thetoxtechnique.com

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6 Adidas Originals The sportswear brand Adidas oers apparel like jerseys, tracksuits, sneakers and more. • Opening June 4 • 7700 Windrose Ave., Ste G180, Plano • www.adidas.com/us 7 Big Air Trampoline Park The business will oer a variety of trampoline courts and activities, including dodgeball, a basketball hoop, obstacle courses and more. • Opening TBD • 700 Alma Drive, Ste. 119, Plano • www.bigairusa.com 8 Diggers Cove The business will oer a playground of silica-free play sand and a variety of tools for children to dig, scoop and build in. • Opening summer 2026 • 7224 Independence Parkway, Ste. 238, Plano • www.diggerscove.com 9 Habitat Plants + Coee The shop will serve a variety of beverages including coee and tea, while also selling live plants, apparel and more.

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• Opened April 21 • 3840 SH 121, Plano • www.bojangles.com

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1 Ace Pickleball The pickleball club oers unlimited open play, court reservations, social mixers, event and paddle demos. • Opened Apr. 11

3 Tongue In Cheek The ice cream shop oers 28 rotating avors that include unique and seasonal options. • Opened May 1

• 4801 W. Park Blvd., Ste. 270, Plano • www.acepickleballclub.com/plano

• 7801 Alma Drive, Ste. 136, Plano • www.tongueincheekicecream.com

2 Bojangles The North Carolina-based chain serves fried chicken, biscuits, tea and more.

4 Ziosk The tech company opened a new 16,000-square-foot

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• Opening early June • 4817 W. Park Blvd., Ste. 815, Plano • www.habitat-plants.com

services. The new location will feature an 18,000 square foot secure outdoor play space. • Opened April 15 • 910 W. Parker Road, Ste. 103, Plano • www.thedogstop.com

Now open

10 Studio Pilates International The company oers 40-minute classes that combine reformer Pilates with audio-visual technology, the company website states. • Opening May 16 • 3300 Dallas Parkway, Plano • www.studiopilates.com/studios/north-plano

In the news

13 Vitality Dental The oce in south Plano is celebrating its 10 year anniversary in May, according to owner Dr. Andrew Kung. Vitality oers a variety of preventative and

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restorative dentistry services. • Celebrating anniversary in May • 1220 Coit Road, Ste. 106, Plano • www.vitalitydentaldfw.com

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11 Dunkin’ Work on the new location is expected to begin in June and nish in August, according to a project led with TDLR.

15 Odd Muse Craft & Kitchen The Plano taproom serves Odd Muse beers including lagers, pilsners, stouts, IPAs and more. In addition to 23 rotating taps of beer, Odd Muse Craft & Kitchen oers classic bar fare, such as wings, hand-cut fries and burgers, according to previous Community Impact reporting. • Opened Apr. 7

14 Dunkin’ The 1,500-square-foot store held a grand reopening ceremony following a full remodel. Dunkin’ sells a wide variety of doughnuts and coee drinks. The business also sells breakfast sandwiches, bagels, muns and more. • Re-opened May 9

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BY PATRICIA ORTIZ

Plano ocials are looking to improve the city’s appeal for tourism through a long-term strategy that prioritizes family-friendly events and cultural travelers among other themes. Visit Plano, the marketing organization for the city, provided a presentation to City Council April 27 about the new strategy. Initial research from Visit Plano found the best approach to improve Plano’s tourism is to celebrate the city’s uniqueness. Plano tourism looks to shift strategies

Looking ahead

Richard Cutting-Miller, vice president of tourism strategy rm CSL, said the city will identify programs and activities that can appeal as unique experiences and seek ways to align the current tourism plan with the city’s budget process. He said resident engagement is needed. “This tourism growth strategy ... has to be consistent with the community values inherent in Plano,” Cutting- Miller said.

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Types of tourists to focus on

"American Royalty," auent and married tourists that favor high-end shopping, upscale hotels and rened experiences "Across the Ages," multigenerational families looking for inclusive, aordable and accessible recreation like parks and shopping districts

"Kids and Cabernet," auent, young families balancing child-friendly fun with adult leisure "Sophisticated City Dwellers," young, urban professionals seeking vibrant food scenes and contemporary arts programming "Enjoying Retirement," active retirees and empty nesters drawn to wellness, arts and easy travel experiences "Urban Ambition," aspirational and younger professionals seeking experiences that are social, creative and unique

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Government

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Plano commission OKs AT&T antenna

Plano Rides transit service launches Plano residents will now have access to the city’s latest transportation service, Via. The service will be free until June 4. The gist Via will provide an initial six-month service to operate up to a 1.5-mile buer past city boundaries, according to city documents. One Via program will be for residents 65 and older, while the second program will have xed routes within Legacy West. The 65+ program launched May 4 with operations from 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m. , Plano Director of Neighborhood Services Curtis Howard said. The Legacy West program will have two routes circulating The Shops at Legacy, Legacy West and nearby corporate campuses. Howard said it does not have a start date yet.

Police training center rebuild advances Plano City Council approved a $5.6 million design contract with Dallas based Brinkley Sargent and Wiginton Architects, Inc. for a police training center rebuild at a meeting May 11. The gist The city is interested in adding additional space to the center and the rebuild will include an Emergency Vehicle Operations Course, or EVOC concrete pad, EVOC class- room, tactical training facility and an indoor 25-lane ring range per city documents. Plano voters approved a rebuild for the city’s police training during the May 2025 bond election, per previous reporting. Plano’s Planning and Zoning commission unani- mously approved setbacks and property boundaries for a new 280-foot antenna sculpture for the AT&T headquarters coming to Plano at a meeting May 4. The details The new sculpture will be at the southeast corner of Parkwood Boulevard and Legacy Drive with the possibility of a stealth commercial antenna at any height within the structure, per city documents, as part of a public plaza with hike and bike trails. Plano Senior Planner John Kim said ashing, strobing, rotating and chasing light eects from the tower will be prohibited between 10 p.m.-6 a.m. Plano City Council approved two economic development agreements Feb. 23 to provide $20 million in nancial incentives for AT&T to establish the company’s global headquarters in the Legacy District.

The antenna sculpture along Parkwood Boulevard and Legacy Drive is estimated to be up to 280 feet tall.

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Summer school zones, new school zones established

sessions for Plano ISD and Frisco ISD schools within city limits can vary each year, according to city documents. City sta also found unmarked pedestrian crossings used by Otto and Fowler Middle School students, per city documents. The crossings have seen an increase in student usage after attendance boundary and bus service changes from Plano and Frisco ISDs.

Plano ocials unanimously approved new school zones for 2026 summer school sessions and two new permanent school zones impacting Otto and Fowler middle schools. The new zones were approved at an April 13 City Council meeting. The gist School zones for the summer change from year to year because the locations of summer school

Elementary schools 1 Riddle May 27-June 24 from 7:15-8 a.m. and 3-3:45 p.m. 2 Christie 3 Meadows June 1-25: 8-8:45 a.m. and 2:55-3:40 p.m. Summer school zones

Middle schools 7 Hendrick 8 Rice 9 Robinson June 1-18 from 8-8:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.-12 p.m. 10 Bowman July 6-17 from 8:30-9:15 a.m. and 3:30-4:15 p.m. High schools 11 Clark June 1-23 from 7:15-8 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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Transportation

BY PATRICIA ORTIZ

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1 Paving improvements at Los Rios Boulevard and Plano East Senior High School Project: Modifications are being made to existing median openings for both the northbound and southbound lanes along Los Rios Boulevard. Two new right-turn lanes will be added in the northbound direction entering Plano East Senior High School. Update: A construction contract was awarded to Garret Shields at a council meeting April 13. • Timeline: May-September 2026 • Cost: $293,900 • Funding source: city of Plano 2 Spring Creek Corridor intersection improvements Project: The Spring Creek Corridor will receive additional turning lanes, new concrete pavement, barrier-free ramp reconstruction, sidewalk replacements and signal modifications. Update: The southbound right lane from SH 121 to 800 feet south of Headquarters Drive will be closed. The project is in final design and is awaiting property acquisition before construction can move forward. Public Works Community Investment Program Manager Drew Zaeske said construction is estimated to be completed in the second quarter of 2029. • Timeline: May 2026-May 2029 • Cost: $8 million • Funding source: city of Plano 3 Arterial overlay along Independence Parkway and Parker Road Project: Crews are laying a pavement preservation treatment and doing small arterial concrete repairs along various roads, including along Independence Parkway and Parker Road. The project also involves correcting asphalt edges close to railroad concrete pads and placing pavement markings. Update: One southbound lane on Independence Parkway from Parker Road to Citadel Drive will close 24/7 with two lanes closed daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Timeline: May-September 2026 • Cost: $9.25 million • Funding source: city of Plano

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Update: One southbound lane on Custer Road from SH 121 to Ridgeview Drive is closed 24/7 with a second southbound lane closed daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for concrete repairs. Zaeske said construction is estimated to be completed by the second quarter of 2027. • Timeline: March 2026-May 2027 • Cost: $3 million

Ongoing projects

4 Bridge monuments at Legacy Drive and Dallas North Tollway

Project: New sculptures will be placed along northern Legacy Drive and Dallas North Tollway’s frontage road. Update: The project is currently waiting for construction materials to arrive with all lanes open and accessible until work starts back up again. Zaeske said construction is anticipated to be completed by the second quarter of 2026. • Timeline: February 2026-May 2026 • Cost: $700,000 • Funding source: city of Plano 5 Arterial concrete repair along Custer Road Project: Crews are removing and rehabilitating existing reinforced arterial concrete and providing sidewalk repairs on and near Custer Road from SH 121 to Hedgcoxe Road.

• Funding source: city of Plano 6 15th Street Paving and Waterline Reconstruction

Project: Workers are removing and replacing 3,065 feet of collector street pavement, driveways, barrier-free ramps and 3,225 feet of water line. Update: The westbound lane on 15th Street from P Avenue to R Avenue will close for pavement removal and replacement. Westbound traffic on 15th Street will be detoured down P Avenue to 14th Street. • Timeline: October 2025-March 2027 • Cost: $6.94 million • Funding source: city of Plano

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Education

BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY & PATRICIA ORTIZ

PISD anticipates $44M budget shortfall next year Plano ISD is anticipating a $44 million deficit budget for fiscal year 2026-27, Chief Financial Officer Courtney Reeves said during a May 6 board of trustees meeting. The big picture PISD department budgets

The city completes purchase of campuses Three former Plano ISD campuses are in the final step of the purchasing process with the city of Plano. The gist Property ownership for the former Davis Elementary officially transferred to the city April 22 and for the former Armstrong Middle on May 6, Plano Director of Planning Christina Day said during a presentation at a joint meeting between the city of Plano and PISD on April 30. Property ownership for the former For- man Elementary will officially be transferred May 27, Day said. Residents expressed strong opposition to housing redevelopments for the properties at city open house meetings. “They really wanted it to be a communi- ty-focused redevelopment,” Day said.

District staff is expecting around $561.9 million in expenditures and $517.1 million in net revenue. PISD’s expenditures are projected to decrease by $3.99 million from last fiscal year, but revenues are expected to decrease by more than $14.5 million. Reeves attributed that decrease largely to declining enrollment and recapture, a program that reallocates tax revenue from property-rich districts to those the state deems property-poor. PISD is expected to lose 2,008 students next school year, which will cut into state funding determined by enrollment. The district’s recapture bill is expected to be $132.54 million, a $14 million increase from FY 2025-26.

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Diving deeper PISD’s department budget will rise by 0.2%, the lowest year-over-year increase since FY 2021-22. Deputy Superintendent Johnny Hill said that PISD has run a deficit balance “for years.” “We’re needing to look at the actual structural components of our budgets and make some signif- icant changes going forward if we continue to lose students at the rate that we have,” Hill said.

Events

BY PATRICIA ORTIZ

woman whose murder he is in charge of investigating. • June 4-20, 8-10:30 p.m. • $10-$25 • 1517 H Ave., Plano • www.roverdramawerks.com Downtown Plano SummerFest North Texas Vintage Markets and the Downtown Plano Arts District are hosting the SummerFest in Plano’s historic Downtown. The festival will have a curated lineup of local vendors and small businesses with unique finds, handmade goods, boutique items and more. • June 14, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • Free (admission) • 1021 E. 15th St., Plano • Facebook: Downtown Plano Arts District 3rd Annual Juneteenth Praise Fest Plano’s Juneteenth event, moderated this year by Pastor Irvin Barrett, will bring together local churches, community leaders and residents with praise music to honor faith, freedom and unity. The festival will be hosted at Plano’s Haggard Park. • June 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. • Free (admission) • 901 E. 15th St., Plano • www.planojuneteenth.com

May

Jen Seibert exhibit The Art Centre of Plano has a new exhibit for Texas- based visual artist, Jen Seibert, who has a background as a professor in Plano and a current teaching practice. • May 9-June 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Free (admission) • 902 E. 16th St., Plano • www.artcentreofplano.org

June

Le Cure The Lexus Box Garden is hosting a tribute to The Cure, an English rock band, at Legacy Hall. Guests are encouraged to listen to the rock hits and wear some hairspray.

Floating Sound Bath at Zen Pool and Bar The Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy is hosting a sunset floating sound bath with golden skies and soothing vibrations presented by Se7en Waves. • May 13 and 27, June 10 and 24, July 21, Aug. 18, Sept. 22, Oct. 20 • $30-$100 • 6007 Legacy Drive, Plano • www.se7enwaves.com/renplanowest

• June 6, doors open at 6 p.m. • $8.95 (general admission) • 7800 Windrose Ave., Plano • www.prekindle.com/event/ 14849-the-cure-tribute-le-cure-plano

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Dining

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The Boardwalk at Granite Park 5880 SH 121, Plano www.boardwalkgranitepark.com

McCall Plaza 998 E. 15th St., Plano www.plano.gov/1080/McCall-Plaza

The Fillmore Pub is one of several patios downtown.

Check out outdoor dining spots in Plano As weather heats up in Plano, check out a few places to grab a bite or a drink outdoors. The gist Several restaurants in Granite Park, downtown Plano, Legacy West and areas across the city feature patios or outdoor seating options. The boardwalk at Granite Park features outdoor seating at a variety of restaurants including Seager & Sons, Suburban Yacht Club, Blue Mesa Grill, Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Flamant, Union Bear and I Scream Gelato. The Legacy area also provides a variety of patio options, including Legacy Hall, Haywire and Bulla Gastrobar at Legacy West and Ebb & Flow, a brunch and cocktail spot in The Shops at Legacy North. Downtown Plano’s McCall Plaza features frequent live music just outside of The Fillmore Pub. Other outdoor dining options downtown include newly opened Odd Muse Brewery and Urban Crust’s rooftop bar. Other popular patios across Plano include Katy Trail Ice House Outpost, Whiskey Cake, Sixty Vines and many more. This list is not comprehensive.

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Real estate

BY PATRICIA ORTIZ

Home Edition

2026

Readers, welcome to your annual Community Impact Home Edition. This guide features news including key real estate trends and new developments unique to your neighborhood. All of the stories are written by our team of local journalists who are invested in keeping you informed in your community, and all of the advertisements are from nearby businesses who support our mission. Make sure to dig into our front page story on the impacts of a new state law that was enacted to stimulate apartment development. This edition also features an update on a new single-family housing project near Plano East Senior High School that was approved in April, as well as the most recent data from the real estate market in the city. We’re unwavering in our commitment to provide free, useful news to the community, because we believe everyone deserves to receive high-quality information about where they live. Thanks for reading!

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Plano sees impacts of new state law on development, decisions (Page 16)

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See the latest real estate data in Plano ZIP codes (Page 18)

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Plan for 50 single family homes OK’d near Plano East Senior High School

Plano East Senior High School

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Plano officials unanimously approved a plan for 14.1 acres of residential development along Los Rios Boulevard. The area was rezoned to allow for the devel- opment of single-family homes at a City Council meeting April 27. In a nutshell The approved rezoned property is located north of Meadows Baptist Church and west of Plano East Senior High School. The 50 single-family homes on this prop- erty will have 7,000-square-foot lot sizes, or 9,000-square-foot lot sizes at the ends of a block with a three-car garage, according to city documents. There will also be a 20-foot-wide landscape edge on the western boundary of the property with an 8-foot metal fence and one tree

every 30 feet. One resident shared concerns about costs for future homeowners to maintain fencing for the benefit of other nearby homes. “If the homeowner did not want to be bur- dened with that fencing and that greenscape, they wouldn’t move there,” Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rick Horne said. Multiple residents and council members showed support for the zoning change at the meeting, noting the development’s proximity to the high school and proportional lot sizes. “The support that the neighbors have for this, we quite frankly don’t see that a lot, so it’s refreshing,” Mayor John Muns said. The background The 14.1-acre development was first tabled by

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the Planning and Zoning Commission in Novem- ber 2025 to provide more time to speak with the developer, property owner and nearby residents, Plano Director of Planning Christina Day said. Planning and Zoning then requested that the single-family rezoning be a planned development in March. The development was last presented to Plan- ning and Zoning on April 2, Day said.

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The law allows multifamily development in all commercial and mixed-use zoning areas.

Plano is starting to see the eects of a recently approved state law meant to boost apartment development. Senate Bill 840 was approved last legislative session and went into eect Sept. 1. It allows multifamily residential developments in all nonresidential zoning districts by right. There are currently three planned multifamily developments under SB 840 submitted to the city, Plano Director of Planning Christina Day said, accounting for 827 incoming apartment units. Two of the developments are on the north and south sides of Mapleshade Drive, while the third is located in northwest Plano. Other multifamily developments, including Heritage Creekside and a planned Watermere independent living facility, have also been impacted by the legislation. Day said SB 840 supersedes the city’s comprehensive zoning planning, adding “uncertainty” to the future of development in Plano. She added that the law establishes a uniform set of development standards, with most

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sizes and types,” she said. “That’s driven by the planning principles of trying to be a full-life-cycle community—where we want to have housing that ts people at all stages of life.”

related inquiries “wanting to do four- or ve-story products.” “One of the priorities for Plano neighborhoods is to encourage a variety of housing, heights,

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constructed at this site if we decline this proposal would likely be much more dense and objection- able,” council member Steve Lavine said. Similar concerns arose when council approved an update to Heritage Creekside’s development plan March 23. Developers nixed plans for more than 1.2 million square feet of oce and retail space in favor of 700 additional apartments at the east Plano mixed-use development.

City ocials are also factoring SB 840 into other development decisions. City Council approved a 250-unit independent living facility set for the former Plano Athletic Club at the corner of Park Boulevard and Ohio Drive on April 13. Five council members noted concerns about a possible SB 840 development at the site as a reason for approving the plan. “Under SB 840, what could potentially be

“SB 840 continues to erode local control, stripping authority from the city and our residents here.” BOB KEHR, COUNCIL MEMBER

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Share of Plano homeowners and renters that are cost burdened (2023)

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Not cost burdened: 73.55% Cost burdened: 14.34%

Lawmakers cited a need for more housing across the state when passing SB 840. Demand for housing in Plano is expected to outpace supply by 2,228 units by 2027, according to the city’s most recent housing needs study, completed last June. “SB 840 will oer a lot of development oppor- tunities,” local developer William Cravens said. “It would open up many vacant and unusable properties to viable commercial development.” According to the study, Plano is also short on aordable housing. As of 2023, 9,337 Plano households qualied as “extremely low income”—making 30% or less of the city’s median annual income. The data estimates that demand for aordable housing outpaced supply by 5,361 units. As a result, more than 67% of extremely low income households are cost burdened or severely cost burdened, meaning they spend more than half of their monthly income on housing costs.

Day said none of the planned SB 840 developments will be aordable housing. A city spokesperson also conrmed that the city did not receive any applications for its housing tax credit program this year, which uses state funds to oset construction costs for aordable housing developments. Plano adopted several ordinances in order to retain “a little bit of control” over SB 840 developments, Day said. Updates to the city’s development policy include height limits, minimum unit sizes, allowing townhomes in all zones where multifamily is now allowed and prohibiting residential balconies facing expressways. Plano residents will also see signs at all SB 840 developments denoting that they are “allowed due to state law, not city jurisdiction.”

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TurfMutt Foundation President Kris Kiser shares yard care tips Community Impact sat down with the president and CEO of the TurfMutt Foundation, Kris Kiser, to discuss the importance of lawn maintenance and a few tips to ensure your yard looks good year-round. The TurfMutt Foundation is a nonprot that advocates for outdoor living and the care and stewardship of yards, parks and other green spaces, according to its website. Responses have been edited for length, clarity and style. Why should homeowners take care of their lawns? Our outdoor spaces, particularly our lawns, are an extension of our home. During COVID, people really did reconnect to the outdoors. It was a safe space where you could entertain, cook and meet with friends and family. It created a connection to the outdoors that we used to have. The TurfMutt Foundation encourages you to take care of your lawn to benet your family or your pets or whatever your particular needs are. That’s the one nice thing about nature: You can tailor your outdoor space for your particular needs. Do you want to exercise outside? Do you cook? Do you entertain? Are you a nature lover? Are you a landscaper? You can design your lawn for you. What are some simple and cost-effective ways to ensure the lawn looks nice? It’s a year-round enterprise and exercise, and so what you do when is very helpful. Cleaning up your yard, which could include picking up debris and sticks or adding a layer of mulch, will make the yard instantly look better.

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The key is to know your zone and know where you live, which can be found out with the U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zone map. That will help you nd the right plant for the right place. The key is to nd the right grasses, bushes and trees for your environment. Once established, they won’t need supplemental water, and they’re likely going to be good for migrating birds and insects that might be in your area. What amenities could a homeowner add to their front lawn to make their home more desirable for a buyer? Flowering plants in particular and established landscaping. Landscaping can also create privacy and visual texture. Evergreens in particular are good for texture. If the yard is well-maintained and put together, it’s a signal indicator of how the house is maintained. Your front yard is literally your

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